Tang San: You are already on the path to death! Ren Zhu: Hmph! Hah!

He thought for a moment and decided not to take it directly on the bed.

He slipped into the Micro Restroom ahead of time, filled the large bathtub with warm water, and slowly lay down inside.

Refreshing.

Soaking in a bath while taking a pill—this was the treatment a transmigrator deserved.

Lin Ye leaned against the edge of the bathtub, his mind perfectly clear.

Once this Mystic Water Pill was consumed, it would cause his "pores to defecate"!

All the filth in his body would be expelled.

If he had taken it on the bed, the bedding would be ruined by tomorrow.

The bathtub was much more convenient; a quick rinse and it would be done.

He opened the Little White Bottle and poured out a Mystic Water Pill.

The deep blue pill was the size of a cherry, covered in white patterns of varying depths.

The moment it was poured out, a faint mist of water swirled around the pill, and a refreshing fragrance seeped into his heart and spleen.

Just the smell alone made it worth the price.

Lin Ye popped the pill into his mouth; it melted instantly, and a warm, gentle medicinal power slid down his throat into his abdomen.

Then, he closed his eyes, sank comfortably into the water, and drifted into a deep sleep.

The medicinal power slowly dissolved within his body, his pores dilated, and impurities were expelled bit by bit...

The water in the bathtub gradually began to turn murky.

Meanwhile, in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San had been whipped until he was covered in wounds, his soul body torn and tattered, looking utterly wretched.

He never imagined that ten thousand years later, he would be abused like this by a Human-Faced Demon Spider.

Tang San gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with malice: "You have already chosen the path of death!"

Ren Zhu pressed her large face close, her nostrils flared, and she grinned: "The path of death, is it?"

Facing that hideous face, Tang San hurriedly shrank back.

"Still hiding from this lady?"

Ren Zhu's rough hand grabbed Tang San's chin, forcing his mouth into an 'O' shape.

"I'll show you hiding—"

She took a deep breath.

"Hk-tuh!"

"Ptooey—"

A thick glob of phlegm landed precisely in the back of Tang San's throat.

Tang San froze completely.

His eyes widened like copper bells.

His Adam's apple bobbed up and down.

Gulp.

Ren Zhu let go and laughed with her hands on her hips: "Hahahaha! Sea God? Bah!"

Tang San's face turned from white to red, from red to purple, and from purple to black.

Finally, "Wah... ugh..."

He collapsed onto the ground, retching violently.

My, Tang San's, lifelong reputation...

To think that today...

Ren Zhu squatted down and patted his face: "Don't rush, this is only the beginning."

Tang San could no longer endure this humiliation.

His eyes were bloodshot, he was panting like an ox, and his soul body was trembling violently.

This wisp of divine consciousness had been recovering on the Douluo Continent for a day; he should have enough power to unleash one final burst!

"Break—for me!"

BOOM—

The vines binding him shattered into pieces, and a powerful shockwave exploded from Tang San's body!

Ren Zhu's spirit body was right in front of him, caught completely off guard as it was struck head-on by the shockwave.

Her entire being instantly fell into a daze, her eyes rolling back.

Her thick body swayed unsteadily before toppling forward.

Tang San had just begun to breathe a sigh of relief...

When Ren Zhu's massive face slammed into him.

Dead center.

Her thick, hippo-like lips pressed squarely against Tang San's mouth.

Tang San's pupils dilated in shock.

Four lips met.

Time seemed to stand still.

Ren Zhu was still unconscious, oblivious to everything.

Tang San froze in place, as if turned to stone.

Tang San felt that not only his body but his spirit had been insulted.

He shoved Ren Zhu away, his soul body trembling violently as a sense of humiliation coiled around him like a venomous snake.

But immediately after, his gaze shifted.

Since the spirit sea of this body is already open to me...

Tang San's divine sense expanded violently, invading the core of Ren Zhu's consciousness directly!

Ren Zhu jerked her head up, the expression on her face changing abruptly from manic to somber.

Her body trembled slightly, as if struggling for control.

But after only a few breaths, her eyes changed completely.

They became cold, arrogant, and disdainful of everything.

Those were Tang San's eyes.

Tang San had seized control of this body, which had transformed from a hundred-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider.

He flexed his thick fingers, looking down at his unfamiliar physique with a face so dark it could drip water.

"I want to see—"

"Exactly what happened?!"

Early in the morning, Lin Ye woke up.

The water in the bathtub had turned completely black, like a vat of thick ink, with a layer of oil floating on the surface.

Good grief, the detoxification effect was far too intense.

He felt as though he had been reborn, as if the silt had been washed away from a lotus root inch by inch; he felt so light he could almost float away.

He climbed out of the bathtub and rinsed off, the water washing away the grime.

He could clearly feel the wonders of the Mystic Water Pill...

His soul power had risen by another level, reaching level nineteen.

But that wasn't the main point.

The point was that his bladder qi sea had been refined.

The Samadhi True Fire consisted of three essences: the heart was the sovereign fire (upper essence spirit fire), the kidneys were the minister fire (middle essence essence fire), and the bladder qi sea was the people's fire (lower essence qi fire).

At this moment, a faint flame was burning within his bladder qi sea.

It was weak, but it was real.

The lower essence qi fire, he had it!

That meant he could now say he possessed one essence of the True Fire!

Lin Ye curled his lips into a smile, scrubbed the bathtub clean, changed his clothes, and stepped out of the Micro Restroom.

Wang Dong'er was not in the dormitory; he didn't know when she had left.

The improvements from the night had left him ravenously hungry.

Lin Ye went to the cafeteria and polished off enough food for four people.

He had earned quite a few gold soul coins selling milk tea, and he stood tall and proud when he paid.

Well-fed and satisfied, he saw it was still early, with some time left before class.

Lin Ye decided to return to the dormitory to meditate for a while and consolidate the soul power that had surged overnight.

The feeling of growing stronger was truly not bad.

He left the cafeteria, bypassed the Freshman Teaching Building, and walked east along the south side of Shrek Square, arriving at the Lakeside Path shortly after.

Passing through the woods beside the path, the shimmering Sea God Lake revealed itself before his eyes.

Water vapor mingled with the fresh air, washing over his face.

The lake water was azure, a blue so pure, so gentle.

Tiny ripples danced across the surface like the spirited gaze of a young girl, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds, and the shadows of the green trees along the shore.

Lin Ye took a deep breath, his body feeling light and his mood uplifted.

He had to admit, this place was truly beautiful; it was no wonder the students flocked to the lakeside whenever they had free time.

It was refreshing to the heart and spirit.

He raised his arms to stretch, his bones popping with a crisp sound.

Comforting.

Looking toward the distance of Sea God Lake, the expanse of water was vast, even larger than the main campus west of Shrek Square.

Mist hung over the water in the distance, where the faint silhouettes of buildings could be seen.

That must be the Inner Court.

As Lin Ye was thinking this, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

A red dot appeared within the mist on the lake.

The red dot magnified rapidly, becoming clearer by the second!

It was a red figure, rushing toward him at an astonishing speed!

Only then did Lin Ye react.

Damn it, it's the crazed Ma Xiaotao!

But standing here now was not Huo Yuhao from the original story, but himself!

He didn't possess any ice-attribute abilities!

Facing the crazed Ma Xiaotao, a six-ring Soul Emperor, how was he, a mere one-ring Soul Master, supposed to fight back?